The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina vi
... LAND OF THE HUNS 102 CHAPTER XI GURLA MANDHATA AND THE SOURCES OF THE BRAHMA- PUTRA 115 CHAPTER XII PLAINS OF GYANIMA : HOME OF THE ' OVIS AMMON ' 134 CHAPTER XIII NO MAN'S LAND : RAVINES , DEEP VALLEYS , AND HIGH PASSES 149 CHAPTER XIV ...
... LAND OF THE HUNS 102 CHAPTER XI GURLA MANDHATA AND THE SOURCES OF THE BRAHMA- PUTRA 115 CHAPTER XII PLAINS OF GYANIMA : HOME OF THE ' OVIS AMMON ' 134 CHAPTER XIII NO MAN'S LAND : RAVINES , DEEP VALLEYS , AND HIGH PASSES 149 CHAPTER XIV ...
Pàgina xiii
... land under jungle of sorts , almost unex- plored . In order to bring these under supervision and ascertain what was worth protecting , Forest Surveyors were appointed . The writer and two assistants were selected for that post in the ...
... land under jungle of sorts , almost unex- plored . In order to bring these under supervision and ascertain what was worth protecting , Forest Surveyors were appointed . The writer and two assistants were selected for that post in the ...
Pàgina 3
... land is like , or the people inhabiting it . His eye dwells more on the pattern of the lining of the railway carriages than the beauties of nature , and his ear , instead of receiving the new sounds of interest afforded by the language ...
... land is like , or the people inhabiting it . His eye dwells more on the pattern of the lining of the railway carriages than the beauties of nature , and his ear , instead of receiving the new sounds of interest afforded by the language ...
Pàgina 7
... land- owners , are better clothed and healthier - looking than those of the plains , but goitre is not infrequent . The lower villages are mostly deserted in the hot weather , and the families move higher up . Charcoal - burning is ...
... land- owners , are better clothed and healthier - looking than those of the plains , but goitre is not infrequent . The lower villages are mostly deserted in the hot weather , and the families move higher up . Charcoal - burning is ...
Pàgina 16
... lands . His yellow coat contrasts with the bright green of the young corn . The kalij pheasants , with their blue - black plumage and silvery drooping tails , are picking under the oaks . The native assistant - sur- veyor , Gaitul Singh ...
... lands . His yellow coat contrasts with the bright green of the young corn . The kalij pheasants , with their blue - black plumage and silvery drooping tails , are picking under the oaks . The native assistant - sur- veyor , Gaitul Singh ...
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